Job Description

Job ID: 22984


Location: Dubai, AE


Area of interest: Corporate & Commercial Banking


Job type: Regular Employee


Work style: Office Working


Opening date: 19 Mar 2025

Job Summary

The Associate Director will be responsible for managing and executing private credit transactions from origination through closing and providing the regional head with origination support. This role requires a strong understanding of credit markets, deal structuring, and the ability to work cross-functionally with various internal teams such as loan syndicate, syndicate and financing risk, legal, credit and operations to ensure successful execution of deals. The ideal candidate will possess excellent financial analysis, financial modelling, credit writing skills, legal structuring skills, power point, negotiation, and project management skills, along with the ability to build strong relationships with external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Origination & Structuring:

Collaborate with senior team members to originate private credit deals. Contribute to the structuring of complex credit transactions, ensuring alignment with objectives and risk parameters. Work with internal stakeholders including credit committees to present deal recommendations and updates Work with external stakeholders where the deal is syndicated

Execution & Transaction Management:

Lead the end-to-end execution process for private credit transactions, including due diligence, negotiation, documentation, and final approval. Ensure timely and efficient closure of deals, monitoring all aspects of the deal flow, and resolving any issues that may arise during the process. Liaise with legal advisors, external consultants, and other stakeholders (including other syndicate members) to ensure the successful execution of transactions.

Due Diligence & Risk Assessment:

Conduct in-depth credit analysis and due diligence on potential opportunities, including financial, operational, and legal assessments. Lead the preparation of internal memos, information memo's and presentations for internal and, where relevant, external stakeholders (ie other syndicate members), addressing key risks and mitigating factors. Provide recommendations to mitigate risks and enhance deal structures.

Internal Coordination & Reporting:

Coordinate with internal stakeholders including syndicate & financing risk, legal, credit, compliance, risk, operations, and accounting teams to facilitate deal execution. Prepare regular updates and reports on deal progress, risks, and status for senior management. Ensure all necessary documentation and compliance procedures are followed throughout the execution process.

External Stakeholder Management:

Build and maintain strong relationships with private credit investors, external legal counsel, financial advisors, and other third parties involved in deal execution. Act as the key point of contact for external partners, ensuring smooth communication and alignment throughout the deal lifecycle.

Post-Transaction Monitoring:

Support post-deal monitoring and ensure successful integration into the portfolio, working closely with portfolio management teams.

Skills and Experience

Skills:
Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and valuation techniques. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders. Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Strong knowledge of private credit markets, legal documentation, and investment structures. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a collaborative environment.



Experience:
At least 5 years of experience in private credit or a related field, with a strong track record in executing private credit transactions. Deep understanding of credit analysis, valuation, M&A accounting, financial modeling, and deal structuring. Experience in managing multiple complex transactions simultaneously. Strong negotiation skills and the ability to work with senior management and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field. An MBA, CFA, or other relevant advanced certifications are a plus.

Personal Attributes:
Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. Proactive problem-solver with strong analytical and decision-making abilities. Strong leadership qualities and the ability to mentor junior team members. Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.
Together we:

Do the right thing

and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle,

continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Are better together,

we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,

with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off

including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working

options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support

through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

A continuous learning culture

to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,

one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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